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RJsfishin
Explorer
Feb 13, 2014

Critisizing New Solar Install By Proffessionals

A well known neighbor camper had a 280 watt solar install done yesterday. A few things surprised me,.... The 2 Kyocera panels (brackets) were glued to the rubber roof, no screws. The BlueSkys MPPT ...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Feb 13, 2014
What is the Voc limit of the controller? That might explain the parallel requirement.

Here it is-- 50Voc, keep it under 40Voc--(two 12v at 22v each is 44v in series)

http://www.blueskyenergyinc.com/uploads/pdf/BSE_SB3000i_Data_Sheet.pdf

He should have a $140 Tracer that can do 100Voc instead of that thing at over $300 IMO, then he could chose series 140s if desired.

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